Salvation Army medical teams are continuing to work in the aftermath of the Java earthquake. The teams – known as Compassion in Action units – have now moved on to the villages of Plesedan and Mandungan, near Sleman, and the villages of Krasaan and Sumberharjo, near Bantul.

Two hundred and thirty-five people have received individual medical treatment, and in Kaliyan village, a sub-district of Gantiwarno, Klaten, 67 families were given gasoline stoves. In Maguwo, 28 families received gasoline stoves and sacks of rice, and counselling services and a play programme for children were provided.

Major Dina Ismael, Major Amelia Tatilang, Jenny Haurissa and Desy Harisandi visited the office of the Governor and met with the Executive Secretary to discuss further ways in which The Salvation Army can help in the wake of the disaster. This resulted in the Salvation Army teams being allocated the district of Bauran, which until then had received no aid.

Following the meeting the teams went straight to the area and found that 98 per cent of the houses had been demolished.

Adding to the anxieties of the residents was the fact that the Merapi volcano in nearby Yogya appears to be on the verge of erupting, an event which would bring further chaos to the area.

Donations to The Salvation Army’s South Pacific and East Asia Disaster Fund can be made here.